High School

The Home-Pool Advantage: Is It Real or Just a Myth? In the world of competitive swimming, the idea of the "home-pool advantage" has been debated for a long time. Coaches, swimmers, and fans have long discussed whether swimmers do better in their home pool or another pool. The argument is based on th...

The 'Small' Finale: How to Cope with A Bad Champs Meet; And What It All Means Hey swimmers. As the swim season comes to a close, as it always does, I'm sure plenty of you (if not all of you) just had a pretty important swim meet. Practiced all year, tapered for a few weeks, took extra good care of y...

Special Sets: A Look At the Training Of Teen Standout Erika Pelaez, An N.C. State Recruit Erika Pelaez has been on the U.S. aquatic radar for more than three years ever since gaining her first Olympic Trials cut at age 13. She is a 5-9, 140-pound junior at Eagle Aquatics in Hialeah, Fla., a two-time...

The Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (MISCA) released its annual Michigan Dream Team for boys swimming and diving, following the state championship meets this weekend. The MISCA Dream Team highlights the top swimmers Michigan in each event across all three divisions in the state, sh...

The Age of Underwater Racing: How Hypoxic Training Can Make You a Better Swimmer Swimming has traditionally been an above-the-water sport. With new tools and techniques, swimmers can spend more time underwater, which speeds up their race times. This shift toward underwater racing has caused some swi...

Sample Sets: A Look At the Training Of Fast-Rising Sprint Star Anna Moesch Greater Somerset County YMCA stalwart Anna Moesch has been checking boxes for quite a while. Her coach Mary Korey gives the University of Virginia recruit high marks in a variety of categories. Consider the following areas in...

Arizona State Earns Verbal Pledge From Distance Ace Bryce Rohr NEW COMMIT: Aldie, Virginia native Bryce Rohr, A US Open qualifier, has announced his verbal commitment to Arizona State University beginning in Fall 2024. Regarding his commitment, he said: "I’m really excited to announce my verbal comm...

Junior National Qualifier Ethan Mindlin Sends Verbal to Duke NEW COMMIT: Junior National qualifier Ethan Mindlin of Scottsdale, Arizona, has announced his verbal commitment to Duke University beginning in Fall 2024. He told Swimming World: "I am thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to Duke Univ...

What Makes the Perfect Swimmer's Body? Although swimmers with a wide variety of body types have found success in the sport, most at the international level tend to look similar, sporting tall and muscular bodies - typically with long torsos, long arms and short legs. This begs the question: If you c...

The 2023 Ohio State Swimming and Diving Championships took place February 21-25 at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio. Click HERE for boys Division I results. Click HERE for boys Division I results. Click HERE for boys Division II results. Click HERE for boys Division II results. St. Francis...

Scotty Buff Shatters National High School Record in 100 Butterfly With Sub-45 Blast It’s been a busy weekend for high school record-breaking, with St. Francis’ Scotty Buff the latest athlete to get in on the editing. After a pair of national standards were set in Indiana on Friday night, Buff shatte...

Will Modglin Takes Down Ryan Murphy's National High School Record in 100 Backstroke At Indiana State Champs For more than a decade, Ryan Murphy owned the national high-school record in the 100-yard backstroke, thanks to a performance of 45.34 for the Bolles School during the 2012 season. Given Murph...

The 2023 Kentucky State Swimming and Diving Championships were held Feb. 16-18 at the Lancaster Aquatic Center on the University of Kentucky's campus in Lexington, Ky. Sacred Heart Academy won the girls meet for the 10th-straight year and 34th time overall. On the boys side, St. Xavier captured its ...

Carmel's Aaron Shackell Lowers National High School Record in 200 Freestyle At Indiana's Boys High School State Championship meet in Indianapolis, Carmel senior Aaron Shackell swam a lifetime best by two seconds in the 200-yard freestyle prelims Friday night to knock off the national high school rec...

Will Modglin, Aaron Shackell Shine At Indiana State Championships; Carmel Claims Ninth-Straight The 2023 Indiana Boys State Swimming and Diving Championships took place Feb. 24-25 at the IU Natatorium at IUPUI in Indianapolis, Ind. Click HERE for full results. The meet was highlighted by not one, bu...

Jack Bauerle and Paul Yetter to Speak at Pennsylvania High School Swimming Coaches Association Clinic The Pennsylvania High School Swimming Coaches Association will holds its 22nd annual clinic on April 15 at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg. The clinic will feature a pair of standout ...

At Indiana High School Championships, Talent Is Once Again Striking (Psych Sheets) On Friday, the best swimmers in the state of Indiana will gather at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis for the 2023 IHSAA Boys Swimming & Diving State Finals. Swimming in Indiana is a big deal, especially on the high s...

Take Your Swimming to the Next Level: How to Pursue a Collegiate Career For many swimmers, competing at the collegiate level is a dream. However, navigating the recruiting process may be difficult and daunting, and many aspiring athletes need to be made aware of the steps they must take to make thei...

3 Habits To Adopt For Better Swim Practices Swimmers have an amazing ability to get better when they put in the correct work at practice. While most athletes use effort as a way to measure their success, they are not always using the right tools to ensure they are getting the most out of pr...

Olympic Trials Qualifier Lillie Nesty Verbally Commits to Texas Longhorns NEW COMMIT: The University of Texas has received a new verbal commitment for its growing class of 2028 from Olympic Trials qualifier Lillie Nesty of Gainesville, Fla. Her father, Anthony Nesty, is the head coach at Florida and...